Further and adult education

Further and Adult Education serves both young people and adults and strives to meet a wide range of learner needs and aspirations as well as to meet government targets and adapt to changing funding priorities.

Teachers of languages in further and adult education have to be particularly flexible and innovative, teaching 16-19 year olds on academic and vocational programmes, adults – unemployed, employed and retired – on academic, vocational and non-accredited programmes as well as developing and delivering language training to those who need languages for work.

Adult ELP Adult European Languages Portfolio

The UK Adult ELP has been developed for use by adults who are learning languages.

It has been designed to enhance the learning process and provide a single collection point for evidence.

Latest news

Employers rank languages most desirable skill after IT 26/02/10
A recent survey conducted for CILT, the National Centre for Languages, has revealed that employers rank foreign language skills as second only to IT when it comes to finding the right candidate.
Pressures on schools and pupils limit prospects of recovery for languages 20/01/10
The results of the latest Language Trends survey show that the number of students choosing to take a language at 14 is still in decline.
New Languages Work website launched 20/01/10
The new Languages Work website, aimed at language teachers, learners and careers professionals, has just been launched by CILT, the National Centre for Languages.
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Recently added

Longitudinal Studies in KS2 Language Learning 22/01/10
Longitudinal study, commissioned by the DCSF, investigating progress in the teaching of languages at Key Stage 2 over three school years.
Language Trends 2009 Secondary 20/01/10
The survey has been carried out annually since 2002 to track developments in language provision and take-up in secondary schools.
EC Green Paper on learning mobility 15/12/09
CILT response to the consultation of the GREEN PAPER: Promoting the learning mobility of young people

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